padding vs pad

padding and pad both are nouns.

padding is not a verb while pad is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
padding	Yes	No	No	No
pad	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pad is a hyponym of padding; that is, pad is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than padding:

padding: artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
pad: a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

Other hyponyms of padding include cushion, falsie, stuffing.

padding (noun)	pad (noun)
artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort	the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
	a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
	a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
	temporary living quarters
	a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
	the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
	a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

padding (verb)	pad (verb)
	add padding to
	add details to
	line or stuff with soft material
	walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

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